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MID POWER

4T4R Digital Radios
37dBm Output Power
5G NR Compliant
Passive Cooling
Outdoor Rated

COMMISSIONING GUIDE

Summary of Contents for CrossFire A2

Page 1: ...M2 MID POWER 4T4R Digital Radios 37dBm Output Power 5G NR Compliant Passive Cooling Outdoor Rated COMMISSIONING GUIDE ...

Page 2: ... O Update SNMP Community Content Update Operation Bar Content Shuochao Zheng Copyright 2022 Sunwave All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permission from Sunwave All copyright con...

Page 3: ...erview 7 System Connection 7 Operation and Maintenance Terminal 8 Access to the OMT on the Master A2 8 Access to the OMT on the Slave Devices 10 User Login 12 Homepage and Basic Functions 13 System Topology 14 Operation Bar 15 Network Communicating Settings 16 NMS Configuration 17 SNMP Configuration 18 Additional Settings 20 Site Info 20 Time Synchronization 20 System Configuration 22 A2 Band Conf...

Page 4: ...tment on M2RU 27 Alarm 28 Alarm Severity 28 Alarm Threshold 28 External Alarm 29 External Alarm of A2 29 External Alarm of E2 O 31 External Alarm of M2RU 32 Advanced Activities 35 Mapping Configuration 35 Radio Module Test Signal 37 Master Slave A2 Transition 38 System Delay Configuration 39 Auto Logout Time 40 Local Debug Port Control 40 Screenshot 41 Backup Restore Configuration 42 Software Upgr...

Page 5: ...s and Optical ports Expansion Unit EU O E2 O 1 Ensure the optical transceivers are inserted and fibers are connected to the proper optical ports as designed 2 Check LED of Status and Optical ports Remote Unit M2RU 1 Verify that the correct band specific PA modules are installed 2 Ensure the RF cables from each PA module are connected tightly If using M2RU with external antennas 3 Ensure the optica...

Page 6: ...Indicator Optical Indicator Description Green Normal Red The optical path is not synchronized Blank The Optical module is not plugged in Status Indicator Description Flash Green Element is working without an alarm Solid Green Software is crashed but it will reboot automatically in 3 mins Flash Red Element is working but with alarm Solid Red Software is crashed with alarm but it will reboot automat...

Page 7: ... is a distributed antenna system DAS It consists of Access Unit A2 Expansion Unit E2 O and Remote Unit M2 The Expansion Unit is an optional unit that can expand the system capacity System Connection A typical CrossFire M2 system connection is shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 System Connection CrossFire supports 1 Master A2 and 2 Slave A2 Cascading up to 5 levels of E2 O Cascading up to 6 levels of E2 O ...

Page 8: ... connected in the system Access to the OMT on the Master A2 In the CrossFire system the Master A2 is defined as Host The default IP address of the A2 is https 10 7 3 200 To set up wired access to the OMT 1 Connect a PC to the Master A2 with a network cable in the CONSOLE port on the front panel 2 Change the TCP IP properties see Figure 5 a Click Network Connections b Click Local Area Connection Pr...

Page 9: ...m Output 5G NR Compliant Sunwave CG_CF_M2 v2 1 0 9 of 47 Contact us today www sunwave com cf_support sunwave com Figure 5 Wired Connection to the OMT on the Master A2 Figure 6 Web Browser OMT Connection for Wired Access ...

Page 10: ...ccess to the OMT 1 Connect a PC to the slave device with a network cable in the CONSOLE port on the front panel 2 Change the TCP IP properties a Enable Obtain an IP address automatically by clicking the check box b Enable Obtain DNS server address automatically by clicking the check box 3 Check the status of the Local Area Connection and confirm the connection 4 Open a browser window and enter the...

Page 11: ...m Output 5G NR Compliant Sunwave CG_CF_M2 v2 1 0 11 of 47 Contact us today www sunwave com cf_support sunwave com Figure 8 Wired Connection to the OMT on the Master A2 Figure 9 Web Browser OMT Connection for Wired Access ...

Page 12: ...of the OMT you are trying to access 2 Type the username and password in the field Figure 10 Login Screen Account Password Access Level admin admin default Fully administration permissions User Management Others null Installer configuration monitoring Note Only the admin account has the permission of user management including creating a user profile changing password ...

Page 13: ...top is multi connected to device and wireless network at the same time Use Port Jump to skip this issue 3 Icon Explanation Shows that device icons in the topology have 3 colors to display different statuses 4 Element Configuration Tabs that access the page for parameter configuration and query 5 Logs Records the operating status of the devices The logs can be downloaded and deleted on the Logs pag...

Page 14: ...y are connected to Figure 12 Displaying the System Topology Device icons in the topology have 3 colors green Grey and red Green icon with green box line indicates this element is connected and online without alarm Grey icon with grey box line indicates this element was once connected but is currently disconnected Red icon with red box line indicates this element has an alarm The device icons with ...

Page 15: ...Bm Output 5G NR Compliant Sunwave CG_CF_M2 v2 1 0 15 of 47 Contact us today www sunwave com cf_support sunwave com Operation Bar OMT has an Operation Bar on each page for configuration and query Figure 13 Operation Bar ...

Page 16: ...ddress of the CONSOLE port as follows 1 Log in the Master A2 OMT and go to the LAN Connectivity section 2 Go to the IP Settings section and assign the following fields as appropriate Protocol The CrossFire system supports SNMP Get Set Trap etc and SUNWAVE NMS for remote monitoring Device IP Addr address assigned to the A2 for local and remote access Subnet Mask Default gateway Device Recv Port UDP...

Page 17: ...ll the devices Figure 15 NMS System Architecture Use the following steps to configure NMS IP settings 1 Log in the Master A2 OMT and go to the LAN Connectivity section 2 Go to the IP Settings section and select UDP protocol as shown in Figure 14 3 Locate the fields and set the appropriate values NMS IP Address 1 2 The target IP address of NMS Server NMS Port Number The target port of NMS Server de...

Page 18: ... the SNMP Configuration section and select the appropriate SNMP Trap Protocol SNMP Trap Protocol The trap protocol to send the SNMP trap Figure 17 SNMP Trap Protocol 5 Locate the fields and set the appropriate values For SNMP V2 Trap IP Address 1 2 Up to 2 target IP address of SNMP trap receiver Trap Port The target port of the SNMP trap default defined port of 162 For SNMP V3 See Figure 17 for de...

Page 19: ... the bottom of the page Trap Resend Enable On Off to enable disable trap resend Trap Resend Interval The interval time to resend the SNMP trap Community Community Identifier Delete History Alarm Click Confirm to delete history alarms 7 Click Save to save the settings Figure 19 Trap Resend Note that the Write Read Community in SNMP server to communicate with CrossFire Device is Community Device Sub...

Page 20: ...y the user Device Location The detailed device installation location Site ID Indicates the details of the current site 3 Click Set to save the setting Figure 20 Site Info Configuration Note The Installed Location and Site Name labels cannot contain the following special characters Time Synchronization The Master A2 synchronizes time to NTP time servers when NTP Switch is on 1 Log in the Master A2 ...

Page 21: ...stamps for locally generated alarms when not connected to the NTP Server 5 Log in the Master A2 OMT and go to the Overview 6 Go to the Date and Time section at the bottom of the page and click Query to check the current setting 7 Click now to synchronize the system time with the local PC time Figure 22 Time Synchronization Note If the NMS is connected to the NTP server the CrossFire system time is...

Page 22: ...ink operating frequency bands correspond to the effective RF range of the selected RF modules To set the Band properties 1 Open the Master A2 OMT 2 Go to Settings Band Configuration 3 Check the Info Check to see if the module is valid in 1 4 For modules 1 4 set the Uplink and Downlink Centre Frequencies and the Digital Signal Bandwidth in 2 Note The maximum bandwidth per operating band should not ...

Page 23: ...5G SSB Type in 3 CrossFire is supporting Case A and Case C 6 Input whole 20 Slots Format for DL UL configuration in 4 7 Input Special Slot Format for DL UL symbols configuration in 5 8 Input SSB ARFCN in 6 9 Select all TDD configurations and click Set in operation bar to validate them all Note CrossFire supports the same TDD configuration for enabled modules in one system 10 Click Query All to che...

Page 24: ...tch in 1 and select the corresponding TDD modules in 2 3 Select the UL DL configuration in 3 and Select the Special Subframe Configuration in 4 4 Select all TDD configurations and click Set in operation bar to validate them all Note CrossFire supports the same TDD configuration for enabled modules in one system 5 Click Query All to check if Sync Status is turning green to see if the module is conf...

Page 25: ...al ALC function is working when the peak input power exceeds 0 dBm Manual Mode Reduce the input power by setting the attenuation manually Adjust Interval The interval time to automatically reduce the attenuation in 2dB step when the peak input power decrease in Automatic Mode Combiner Att Reset Reset all the attenuation values 4 Click the checkbox to select this parameter and click Set to validate...

Page 26: ... value in the field of Port Power Distribution for power distribution Note The input power is reduced to 0dBm automatically then it is calculated for distribution 7 Set the operator information in the field of Port 1 4 Label Operator Service 8 Click the checkbox to select these parameters and click Set to validate them Figure 27 Attenuation in Radio Interface Module ...

Page 27: ...tion value in UL and DL Attenuation 3 Click the checkbox to select these parameters and click Set to validate them Figure 28 Attenuation in Radio Signal Information Gain Adjustment on M2RU To set attenuation in M2RU 1 Jump to M2RU OMT 2 Go to Settings Band Configuration 3 Input attenuation value in UL and DL Attenuation 4 Click the checkbox to select these parameters and click Set to validate them...

Page 28: ...Set to save the settings 4 Wait 3 minutes after completing the setup then query to see if there is an alarm Blank Indicator means alarm disabled Green color means no alarm Red color means the alarm is triggered Note All alarms are default disabled at the factory Disable the alarms not in use to avoid false alarms Note Power Interruption Alarm and Battery Failure Alarm can NOT be enabled if there i...

Page 29: ...9 dry contact interface in the front panel of A2 See the details of the pin in Figure 32 The external alarms can be monitored as normally closed or normally open Use the following steps to view and configure the external alarms 1 Log in the A2 OMT and go to the Element Alarms section 2 Select the appropriate alarm level for external alarm in use at the bottom of the page 3 Click Set to save the se...

Page 30: ...dBm Output 5G NR Compliant Sunwave CG_CF_M2 v2 1 0 30 of 47 Contact us today www sunwave com cf_support sunwave com Figure 32 Pins Description Figure 33 External Alarms on A2 OMT Figure 34 External Alarms Name and mode ...

Page 31: ...ector The external alarms can be monitored as normally closed or normally open Use the following steps to view and configure the external alarms 7 Log in the E2 O OMT and go to the Element Alarms section 8 Select the appropriate alarm level for external alarm in use at the bottom of the page 9 Click Set to save the settings 10 Go to the Alarm Thresholds section 11 Type External alarm name and sele...

Page 32: ...ms Name and mode in E2 O External Alarm of M2RU The external alarms are connected to the M2RU using a RJ45 dry contact interface located on the front panel of the M2RU 2 inputs and 2 outputs See Figure 38 for detailed PIN configuration of this connector The external alarms can be monitored as normally closed or normally open Use the following steps to view and configure the external alarms ...

Page 33: ... Select the appropriate alarm level for external alarm in use at the bottom of the page 3 Click Set to save the settings 4 Go to the External Alarm section 5 Type External Alarm Label External Alarm Level and select Normally closed or Normally open mode 6 Click Set to save the name Figure 38 RJ45 Pins Description Figure 39 External Alarm Port RJ45 in M2RU Figure 40 External Alarms on M2 OMT ...

Page 34: ...MID POWER 4 x 37dBm Output 5G NR Compliant Sunwave CG_CF_M2 v2 1 0 34 of 47 Contact us today www sunwave com cf_support sunwave com Figure 41 External Alarms Name and mode ...

Page 35: ...nce as the physical device assembly A2_1 A2_2 A2_3 A2_4 Note If A2 modules do not have configured band properties invalid modules are not able to be mapped If there are two same band modules Module 3 and Module 4 on an M2 and two corresponding band modules Module 1 and Module 2 in A2 the mapping information is M2 Module3 to A2 Module1 and M2 Module4 to A2 Module2 If there are two same band modules...

Page 36: ...gement Service Configuration Allocation Switch 3 Turn the Capacity Allocation Switch on in 1 and click Set to validate it 4 Click QueryAll to check the A2 Operator Service Configuration in 2 and M2 Module Information in 5 5 Dropdown the Capacity Group to select the group in 4 6 Select the A2 module which is required for mapping in the RF Module Mapping Configuration in 6 7 Select all checkbox of R...

Page 37: ...l for pre test the coverage without BTS feeding To active the Radio Module Signal in A2 1 Log to the A2 OMT and go to Maintenance Engineering RU Radio Module Signal Test Active 2 Select the status button 3 Click Set to active deactive radio test signal 4 After the test turn off the switch or reboot the A2 to disable the function Note After RU Radio Module Signal Test Active is enabled the unit wil...

Page 38: ...more band inputs or MIMO scenarios Master and Slave A2 have the same hardware and software The A2 is default as Master and it can change between Master and Slave via OMT 1 Open A2 OMT and check Device Info about the A2 2 Go to Maintenance Engineering Advanced Command 3 Select the required type in Master Slave A2 4 Wait 2 minutes for A2 rebooting 5 Open A2 OMT and recheck Device Info to see if the ...

Page 39: ...tomatic Manual and Triggered Automatic The system adjusts the delay automatically Manual Delay value can be customized equal to or larger than max delay value Triggered Click the Confirm button to adjust the system delay or set the max delay value automatically per minute To set the system delay procedure 1 Open A2 OMT 2 Go to Setting Band Configuration System Delay 3 Select the required method in...

Page 40: ...o set up the OMT logout time 1 Log to the A2 OMT 2 Go to Settings LAN Connectivity 3 Input the period in the field of OMT Logout Time 4 Click Set to validate it Figure 46 Logout Time Local Debug Port Control CrossFire has enhanced security functions that disable the A2 AP USB port and other elements console port To control the AP USB port and other elements console port 1 Log to the Master A2 OMT ...

Page 41: ...reenshot which is saved as pdf file To get a screenshot for all page 1 Click ScreenShot button in the upright of the OMT GUI 2 Click export all and wait a moment The Screenshot function goes through all pages to collect all parameters 3 When all parameters are captured the screenshot pdf file could be downloaded automatically 4 Click save current page to capture the specified page and click export...

Page 42: ...ual mode but the Port Power Distribution is used for auto mode Do Not to select the Port ATT and Port Power Distribution at same time on Radio Interface Modules on A2 SA2 Otherwise loading configuration will fail if the file has both of Port Att and Port Power Distribution 4 Click export Configuration button to download all saved configuration in a json file Figure 49 Create a back up file Figure ...

Page 43: ...t any additional operation Note If it is the Master A2 to be replaced in a system check the software version of the new Master A2 before connecting it to the system If the software version is not the latest upload the latest software packages to the new Master A2 Local Upgrade The CrossFire system supports local sync upgrade There are two steps for the system software local sync upgrade First uplo...

Page 44: ...d button to upload the M2RU E2 software package file Figure 53 Software Upgrade 2 Note The Master A2 software storage is currently limited to 100MB Please be aware of not exceeding the limitation and check that the software package size is as large as the correct size after uploading Uploading and upgrading software packages will fail if there is no more storage Delete some packages with the old v...

Page 45: ...e file that was just uploaded and click the Upgrade button to complete the software upgrade as shown in Figure 54 for an M2RU upgrade Figure 54 Software Upgrade 3 4 After the upgrade has been completed and devices reset log in to the devices OMT and go to Maintenance Software Package to confirm that the software version is correct as shown in Figure 55 Figure 55 Software Version Check 1 ...

Page 46: ..._support sunwave com 5 Then go to Settings Overview to confirm that the software matches the version in the upgrade package as shown in the red frame of Figure 56 Figure 56 Software Version Check Note If the software version is not incompatible please upgrade the same software again to make the upgrade completed ...

Page 47: ... limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This product generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no ...

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